Your Neighbourhood guide to Lamma Island
Find out more about this amazing island and what it has to offer. From amazing little shops to seafood restaurants that will have your mouth watering, this is your guide to Lamma!
Pick your side of the island
Sok Kwu Wan
Sok Kwu Wan rests on the east coast of Lamma Island. In the bay, Sok Kwu Wan has a cluster of famous and well-reputed seafood restaurants near the ferry pier, selling only the freshest seafood that will get you coming back for seconds. Among these amazing seafood restaurants, Sok Kwu Wan is also popular for its hiking trails along with beautiful sandy beaches that can be explored from this side of the island.
Yung Shue Wan
Yung Shue Wan is located on the northern coast of Lamma Island. The village is a mix of residential properties, shops and restaurants. Yung Shue Wan gives a Meditteranean feeling when walking through it. In addition to the indigenous residents, the quiet and laid-back lifestyle makes it an attractive and popular living location for middle-class commuters. A few of the most popular beaches on the island are located within walking distance from Yung Shue Wan.
Where to eat
Sok Kwu Wan
Genuine Lamma Hilton Fishing Village Restaurant
This restaurant is one of Lamma’s most popular seafood spots as it is known for its fresh seafood and well put-together seafood meals. The restaurant can get extremely busy, so we highly recommend making a reservation, especially over the weekend. Genuine Lamma Hilton Fishing Village Restaurant can get extremely busy so it is recommended that you reserve a table beforehand.
Lamma Rainbow
Lamma rainbow is formerly known as Rainbow Seafood Restaurant and is the biggest and most well-recognised seafood restaurant on Lamma Island. Its light green-coloured roof sets the already amazing atmosphere of the restaurant.
Yung Shue Wan
Ozen Corner
Known for their Turkish teas, coffees and kebabs, Ozen Corner is the best place to go to if you’re not the seafood type when visiting this seafood driven island. The restaurant is situated behind a Turkish store that sels handmade Turkish items that are perfect for your home or for gifts to your loved ones.
Melanie’s Kitchen
Serving the most authentic and delicious Indonesian and Filipina food in the city, Melanie’s Kitchen (being Lamma’s hidden gem and all) is definitely worth a visit when stopping by this island. With refreshing drinks and authentic food, this restaurant is perfect for a nice day out in Lamma Island.
Dale Candela
This Spanish restaurant is best known for their tapas, cocktails and music. Dale Candela brings Lamma to life at night and is the best place to go to when you’re looking for a good vibey atmosphere on Lamma.
Things to do on the island
Shopping
Lamma Brand
This local clothing brand store has some amazing and unique t-shirt designs made with the best comfortable materials. Lamma Brand specialises in locally designed and manufactured streetwear to fit the styles of anyone who steps into their store. Once you’re done at this shop, keep walking to find numerous other shops selling everything from locally sourced honey to locally made handmade cosmetics, jewellery, plants, and clothes.
Hiking
Start off your hike at Sok Kwu Wan where the many seafood restaurants will fill you up if you choose to have a meal there. From Sok Kwu Wan, take the only path out of town, past a small temple on your left. The path turns right and continues uphill. From here you’ll take in stunning views across Hong Kong Island.
While walking, you’ll be able to spot a few sandy beaches which will be your next checkpoint on your hike. Arriving at Lo So Shing Beach, you’ll pass some public toilets. After cooling off at the beach, retrace your steps back along the path you came for around 150 yards. Once you rejoin the main path, turn left towards Yung Shue Wan. Here, you’ll find the gradient is predominantly uphill, but the incline is not steep and there is plenty of shade provided by overhead trees.
After you come across a small village, you continue uphill where the route will take you past another pavilion on the west coast from where you can enjoy sweeping views of the surrounding islands, the power station and two more beaches that lay in the bays ahead. From here onwards it’s mainly downhill.
You’ll pass Hung Shing Yeh Beach, probably the busiest beach on the island. After leaving Hung Shing Yeh Beach, the remainder of the walk should take around 20 minutes, you’ll continue through some seaside villages and reach your destination of Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier.
